November 1, 1811 to January 31, 1812

Through the autumn and winter of 1811 and into 1812, Shawnee leader Tecumseh had been on a whirlwind tour to speak to several Indian tribes. From the Eastern Seaboard, to the Old Northwest, to the Southeast, to Canada, Tecumseh sought to convince all Indian tribes to unify against the growing white intrusion into Indian lands. With a fervor born of desperation and necessity, Tecumseh addressed the...

"I am ready to allow, Mr. President, that both Great Britain and France, have given us abundant cause for war." These were the words of General German in the United State Senate that was displayed by the press in Spooner's Vermont Journal. The war described here is the War of 1812, where both Great Britain and France attempted to bully the United States into trade allegiances with either nation....

Catherine Barker was a young student in Marietta in the early 1800s and experienced firsthand the bias against girls in education. While at school, Catherine was taught things considered proper for a young lady to learn: sewing, stitching, and working samplers. How to make clothing was an important skill for a young woman to learn because they could make money from it. One way...

One could argue that it was the governor of New York, DeWitt Clinton, who made the United States what they are today. Without him, and his efforts to build the Erie Canal, the United States would have experienced slower economic growth. He linked the Atlantic with the Great Lakes, via the Erie Canal running through New York State, empowering the North.

Florida was originally settled by Spaniards, in 1558. With the arrival of the British colonies, the Carolinas attempted to enslave the Indians in and around the Florida and Georgia territories. A boundary was formed between Carolina and Florida, but slaves, Indian and African alike, crossed the boarder into Florida and further into Indian Territory. The numbers of exiled slaves became so great...